Barrel



(No Model.)

J. J. LUCK.

` BARREL.- N0.A256,491 Patented Apr. 18, 1882".

JOHN J. LCK, 0F

einen, Wisconsin.

BARREL( SEGIFICATEGN forming; part of Letters Patent No. 256,491dated April 18;, 1882. Application iilod August Si, 188i. (No model.)

To all whom z' may concern.: A

Be it known that i, JOHN J. LGK, a. citizen' of the niied States, residingI et Ripon, inthe county ofFonii dn Loo sind State of h-"isoonsin, have invented certain new and nso-fnl improvements in Barrels; and i do hereby deoinre the foiiowing to be e fidi, cien?, and exeetl descriptionof the inventiong snoh es will enableothers skiiie in the aft to which it apperteins to make one use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drewings,en toietters or ii go res ofreferonce'marked thereon, which form e per@ oi this specification.

The object of my invention isto movido a borrel which may be taken iiownenii packed in e snieii space for shipping; anni it ieleies to 4iimprovements upon my preyioneiy-inveneii barrel, for which Letters .Patent No. 242,943 were issued ioine inne le, 138i. ln my said previous invention the stoves were secured in oontaot, when teken down for shipping', with e. rod or Wire secured to their inner surfaces, and the seetion of' stoves so heid io. Contact were locken together when sei; up with hooks end Wedges er enged `upon the inteioi of the heirei. Steves were heid in Contact permitted. them, when iel en down, zo lie fiat one upon another. By my niprovonient the -eonneeting wires, rods o? sands oy which the stoves are heid in contee?, are seoured in grooves upon the outside of the barrel in such n manner that seid series oi' steves are retained in the same relative position to each other after ns befofe being taken down, so the@ when the borrel is dividedL at its center the two serios of stoves oemeining in contact forni semieirouier seotions which iie one Within the other, emi time occupy but sinail space.

My invention is hither explained hy reference to the aoeompenying diewings, in which- Figure l epreseniss a'. perspective view of the heirei es it; appears seb up for use. Fig. 2 iepi'esents ine @wo so'ies o' stoves es they appear ywhen taken down und packed for shipping. vFig. r'epresent. @longitudinal section of e. oeiei 'in deteii. E ies. 4 and 5 represent here iei'ioes'oi i: ing the Loops of the heri'ei. Fig'. ii represenzs nnothegj form of nonpiing ioi the hoops.

Like peres are represented by the seme refeieneeieters throughout the sevoiai views.

The leifiee by which suon series of The borrel is divided into two or more sections, B B. (two sections being preferreii.) and all the stoves in each section are permanently held in contact; inthe .same relative position as when setup in e berrei, by the retainingbands U C,Whioh bends surround the respective seeiions upon their' ontsides, and are secured To each steve in. the respective sections by staples D, which are looped ovei` the bands and driven into the stoves with one of the respeotive arms ofthe staples upon the'respeoe ivo sides oi" the hands, as shown in Fig. 3. The bands i) may be formed oi' wire, of suitable Weight, vai'ying according' to the charneieiof the stoves empioyed.- To permit thev hoops of ihe barre! to ne driven peet the hands 0,., e gi'oovejjlgis formed in ehe surfeee oi' the .Steves for iiie reoepiion of sniii leons, whereby said bands ere sunk below the surface of the Steves, ont of Contact with `he hoops or @they objeots7 emi may, if desired, be entirely ooyereii with the hoops and obscured from view. Une end of the respective bends G is permenentiy secured to the outside steve of the seetions, whiie the other.- end. of vseid band lis pro vided with e knob wlioh provens ii. 'from being withdrawn from 'ne stepies` and thus prevents the stoves from separating lwhen the outside hoops are removed.. The stepies D are adopted to be moved lengthwise upon the bands C, ihus permitting the stoves to bediewn more closeiy 'togethe wiihom; kiniiing said hands.

F F F F are the hoops oi the heriei, the re* speotive ende oi which ore secured together by eonverseiyonrveii hooks G Gr. y

li' desired, he hooks G G may 'oo iiispensed Wish and ihe ends of the hoops looked together. Figs' and 5 iepresent devices which moy be sobsbitnteiiihr said hooks.

and an opening 'for the ieeeition of sneh heed is formed on the other end of the hoop. When inserting said. head is turned edgewise. When it toms hoek it engages against the side of the opening and forms o. look.

Fi l are s-honiders formed ai. the respective chinos of the barrel,- npon which ne heedsg aie suportcd., i

l are chine hoops by which he heads are @meiden E.

securely i'etaine in the barrel ageinsiihe' sie' A heee. is formed on one end. oi. the hoop by notohing its sidesi IDG 2 y ese/rer yare-fastened in place against the heads.

It is obvious that by removing the chine- I hoops the heads may be taken out and inserted without disturbing the outside rating or deranging the stares.

y is an elastic packingsecured to the edges of the respective sections, by which a more perfeet joint is formed.

Having thus described my invention, I do not confine myself to the peculiar manner of attaching thc bands C to the staves or series of stares, as the groove E may be dispensed with and the band attached to the surface ot' the stavcs. Neither do I coniine myself to the peculiar device for locltingtheend of the hoops F together, as they may be attached with riveis, which rivets may be permanently secured to one end ofthe hoops and temporarily locked to the other end in a slotted ey elet like that hoop or sepa- Acommonly employed in a corset or beltv clasp. rlhey may a so be locked by the device shown atll.

' What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters lPatent, is-Y l. In that class ot' barrels which are adapted to be taken apart for shipping, the combination, in a single series, of two or more staves, retaining-bands .secured to the exterior of said series, and a series of staples looped over said retaining-bands and permanently secured to i the exterior surface ofthe staves, all adapted 'to retain said stares in their proper relative position to each other, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.1

2. The combination of two or more series of stares, the stavcs of each series being connected together by separate retaining-bands attached with staples to the exterior surface of said series, elastic packing y between the edges of the respective sections, heads K and hoops F, and end fastenings for the retainingbands, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. 1n barrels the stares of which are oonnected together in two or' more sections, the retaining-bands U C, each provided with knobs w at one end and ineens for securing the other end, groovesEEormedin the exterior surface of thestave for the reception of the retainingd bands C, and staples D, for retainingl said 'eend in said groove, snbstaotiallyas and for the pnrpose set forth.

'4. In barrels formed in detachable sections,

the combination ofsectionsB B, provided with shoulders H, said sections being formed ot' staves reta-ined in contact by external retaining bands secured in grooves by staples and enti fastenings, heads K, chine-hoops I I, screw J, and detachable' hoops F, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth. Y

In testimony whereof lex my signature in presence of two witnesses.

` JOHN J. LK.

lWitnesses:

HERMANN FrsoHER, I. M. DAKrN. 

